- Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord! - Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. - Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who fear the Lord,
who greatly delight in his commandments. - Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds —
his name is the Lord—
be exultant before him.
Father of orphans and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation. - The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple. - The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes. - Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
passion fierce as the grave.
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
a raging flame. - Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth. - For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness. - The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it. - Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord. - The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry. - Arise, shine; for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. - The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run into it and are safe. - One thing I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple. - The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it. - The human mind may devise many plans,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. - Happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord. - By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth. - The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. - Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love. - This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
- This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. - This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
my whole life long.
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
who do his commands;
seek righteousness, seek humility;
perhaps you may be hidden
on the day of the Lord's wrath.When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul. And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.Next verse!With image